Bombardier CRJ-900LR completely veered off the runway at the Port Harcourt International Airport
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has begun an investigation into a runway excursion involving a Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft with Nationality and Registration Marks 5N-BXR and operated by Valuejet Airlines.
The aircraft involved in the incident which occurred at Port Harcourt International Airport, PHIA, around 3:32 pm (Local Time) on Tuesday, 14th November 2023, had 62 passengers and 5 crew members onboard. The aircraft took off from Lagos.
Having completed approaching paraphernalia including appropriate speed reduction, at touchdown on runway 03 at the Port Harcourt International Airport, the aircraft overran the runway.
The aerodrome safety and fire fighting crew promptly responded to the emergency and all passengers and crew on board were safely evacuated.
There was yet no palpable damage to the aircraft nor any injury to passengers and crew reported at the time of evacuation.
NSIB therefore appealed to the general public and the media to avoid speculations about the likely causes of the incident while also urging for respect of the privacy of those on board
Any relevant information in regards to the incident available to anyone in any electronic format, be it video, still pictures, or audio recording could be availed NSIB via info@aib.gov.ng and NSIB_Nigeria on its social media platforms.
The Bureau can also be reached on its emergency line at +234-807-709-0909.
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